Book Spotlight: Before We Fall by Jordan Marie
Before We Fall
(Stone Lake #3)
by Jordan Marie
Release Date: September 17, 2019
About Before We Fall
If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have any luck at all.
That saying is as old as the hills in Tennessee, where I used to live.
And it’s definitely true.
I’m a bad luck magnet, at least when it comes to men.
Moving to Stone Lake was supposed to be a fresh start.
Here, I was going to build a life I could be proud of. Finally put down roots and live quietly.
Be safe and happy.
It didn’t quite work out that way, but I’m stubborn and I’m not about to give up.
Ben Kingston was the first man to handle me with care.
He gave me a glimpse of something I desperately wanted.
And then, tore it away from me with the carelessness of one whispered word.
I don’t need a man to complete me.
In fact, I’ve had enough of them.
I’m okay with being single the rest of my life.
I’ll be just fine with my handy friend B.O.B.
Except Ben keeps coming around, tempting me and a girl can only take so much.
Ben’s out to prove I can trust him. I don’t trust any man, not anymore.
But my resolve weakens when he touches me, slides his hand down and proves buying stock in batteries might not be a good life plan.
That saying is as old as the hills in Tennessee, where I used to live.
And it’s definitely true.
I’m a bad luck magnet, at least when it comes to men.
Moving to Stone Lake was supposed to be a fresh start.
Here, I was going to build a life I could be proud of. Finally put down roots and live quietly.
Be safe and happy.
It didn’t quite work out that way, but I’m stubborn and I’m not about to give up.
Ben Kingston was the first man to handle me with care.
He gave me a glimpse of something I desperately wanted.
And then, tore it away from me with the carelessness of one whispered word.
I don’t need a man to complete me.
In fact, I’ve had enough of them.
I’m okay with being single the rest of my life.
I’ll be just fine with my handy friend B.O.B.
Except Ben keeps coming around, tempting me and a girl can only take so much.
Ben’s out to prove I can trust him. I don’t trust any man, not anymore.
But my resolve weakens when he touches me, slides his hand down and proves buying stock in batteries might not be a good life plan.
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“That was a mistake,” I tell him. “I’m just not ready to have a man in my life,” I sternly express to him, and I have to wonder if he can hear the panic edged at the back of my voice.
“You’re a woman who screams sex, Junie. Do you really think you can go through life without enjoying that in your life?”
“I scream sex?” I repeat, feeling like I just swallowed my tongue.
“Oh, yeah, more than anyone I have ever met.”
“You’re wrong,” I deny.
“It’s been a year, Junie, but I haven’t forgotten a moment of our time together.”
“That was a lifetime ago. I’m a different person now. I have a new life plan.”
“A life plan?”
“Yeah. I just decided on it tonight,” I tell him and that’s not a lie. I decided on it right this minute, and I’m going to stick to it.
“What is this life plan, Junie?” he asks, and his dark eyes hold a humor in them that I shouldn’t like, but I do—even if they are freaking me out.
“I’m buying stock in batteries.”
“Batteries?”
“Definitely. The only man I can handle in my life is Bob.”
“Bob.” For a minute he looks confused and then he starts laughing. His laughter warms me, chasing away the last remnants of the fear I felt earlier.
“Oh, Junie. You’re in trouble now.”
“I am?”
“Definitely,” he says, but he gets up and starts walking to the door. I follow him like I’m in a trance.
“Why am I in trouble, Sheriff?”
“Because I always did like a challenge, and now, I’m going to feel compelled to remind you that your vibrator can’t compare to what I can do to your body.” He opens the door and casts me one last glance. “Make sure you lock this door, Baby. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“You’re a woman who screams sex, Junie. Do you really think you can go through life without enjoying that in your life?”
“I scream sex?” I repeat, feeling like I just swallowed my tongue.
“Oh, yeah, more than anyone I have ever met.”
“You’re wrong,” I deny.
“It’s been a year, Junie, but I haven’t forgotten a moment of our time together.”
“That was a lifetime ago. I’m a different person now. I have a new life plan.”
“A life plan?”
“Yeah. I just decided on it tonight,” I tell him and that’s not a lie. I decided on it right this minute, and I’m going to stick to it.
“What is this life plan, Junie?” he asks, and his dark eyes hold a humor in them that I shouldn’t like, but I do—even if they are freaking me out.
“I’m buying stock in batteries.”
“Batteries?”
“Definitely. The only man I can handle in my life is Bob.”
“Bob.” For a minute he looks confused and then he starts laughing. His laughter warms me, chasing away the last remnants of the fear I felt earlier.
“Oh, Junie. You’re in trouble now.”
“I am?”
“Definitely,” he says, but he gets up and starts walking to the door. I follow him like I’m in a trance.
“Why am I in trouble, Sheriff?”
“Because I always did like a challenge, and now, I’m going to feel compelled to remind you that your vibrator can’t compare to what I can do to your body.” He opens the door and casts me one last glance. “Make sure you lock this door, Baby. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
About Jordan Marie
USA Today bestselling author Jordan Marie is just a simple small town country girl who is haunted by Alpha Men who talk in her head 24 hours a day.
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